Settee-bed.



G. J. KINDEL.

SETTEE BBD. APPLIOATION FILED 1,111.2, 1912.

I Patented June 24, 1913.

6 SHEETS-SEEE C. J. KINDEL.

SETTEE BBI).

uPLxoATIoErILBD JAN.2.1912.

Patented June 24, 1913.

C. J. KINDEL.

SETTEE BBD.

APPLICATION FILED JAN.2,1912.

1,065,373, PatentedJune`24, 1913.

6 SHEETS-SHEET 3.

C. J. KINDEL. l

SETTEE BBD.

APPLIoAyIIoH FILED .IAN.2,1912.

Patented June 24, 1913,

6 SHEETS-SHEET 4.

. um W i W A I j l LA7/@S J. KINDEL.

SETTEE BBD.

immun FILED JAN. 2, 1912.

.Famed June 24, ma.

6 SHEETS-SHEET 6.

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G. l J. KINDEL.

SETTEE BED.

APPLICATION FILED MN. 2, 1912.

CHAnLEsJ. KINDEL, or WILMETTE, ILLINOIS.

SETTEE-BED.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 24, D1913,.

Appncanon mea January 2, 1912. serial No. 668,945.

To all 107mm 7'25 'may conf-ern Be it known thatV l, Cnannns J. KINDEL,a citizen of the United States, residing at ll'ilmette. in the county ofCook and State of Illinois, have invented new and useful Improvements inSetteeABeds, of which the following is a full, clear, concise, and exactdescription,,reference being had to the accompanying drawing, forming apart of this specification.

This invention relates .in general to furniture of the convertible type.and more particularly to improvements in sofas. or divans as they aresometimes called. which are adapted to be readily `unfolded or opened toform a bed or cot, and to be as @readily folded, when not in use, into aminimum space.

A further object is to provide an im'- proved portable device of thisclass which is of sectional structure and which sections are soconnected and arranged that when closed the intermediate section willfold over one of the end sections to for n a seat while the other endsection will assume an upright position with respect to the seat to formthe buck of the sofa: all of the sections assuming, when opened, asubstantially horizontal plane with each other.

A further object is to provide an improved device of this class havinglegs for supporting the outermost section and means whereby the legswill be autonmtically folded and unfolded by the closing and opening' ofthe sections: the legs when folded forming a portion of the framework ofthe structure. j

A further object. is to provide an im; proved device of this classhaving means for assisting in opening' and closing the structure therebyrelieving the operator of a portion of the weight: of the sections.

These and such other objects as may hereinafter' appear are attained bymy device, an embodiment of which illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, in which- Figure 1 is a top plan view of my device with partsomitted; Fig. 2- is a sectional view on line Q- of Fig. 1;.Fig. 3 is adetail view of the connecting means between two of the sect-ions; Fig.it is a view similar to F ig. Q showing the parts in a partially closedpositiong! Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig. et showing'the parts in aclosed position; Fig. 6

is an enlarged detail seo.

tional View of the intermediate and outermost sections, showing thesections in open position; Fig. 7 is a detail sectional View on line T Tof Fig'. 2; Fig. 8 is an enlarged detail view pa'tly in plan and partlyin section showing the connection illustrated in Fig. 3; Fig. 9 is adetail sectional View on line 9-9 of Fig. 8; Fig. 10 is a perspectiveview of a detail; Fig. 11-is a plan View, partly in section, andyielding' support for the edge of one of the sections; Fig. 1Q is adetail View of an'- other form of reinforcing means; Fig. 13 is a view,taken on line 12B-13 of Fig. 11, showing in dotted lilies themanner inwhich the reinforcing means yields; and Fig. 14 is a detail view ofstill another form of reinforeing means.

Referring to the drawings, l designates the sides of the main orstationary frame, with relation to whichthe remaining structure isfoldable, and constitutes the ends 0r arms of the sofa. Uprights 2 arearranged at one end of the sides l and are connected by a cross member3. The frame thus formed may be of any suitable size and configuration,and removably arranged therein, adjacent the bottom thereof, are bars orrods 4 which constitute a portion of the immediate support for thefolding struct-ure. These bars are supported in any suitable manner,preferably by means of pins or projections supported by the respectivesides l over which notched portions 6, in the bars, engage, and keepersor clips 7 prevent accidental disengagement of the parts. The bars 4 areof a length slightly less than the width of-the frame and the forwardends thereof terminate adjacent andin the rear of a foot-board 8arranged at the front and adjacent to the base of the main framework.

The folding structure, in the present form of the invention, comprisesthree sections designated generally by the numerals 9- 10-11. Thesection 9 is disposed within the' stationary frame to move therein andis itself formed in two parts designated by the references 'l2-13, theadjacent ends of which are pivotally connected as at 141. The section 9is supported on the bars 4 by means of links 15 pivotally connected attheirlower ends at 16 to the respective bars, andpivotally connected attheir upper ends tothe bar 12 as at 17. Diagonal supporting members orlinks 18 areconnected at one of the reinforcing means' end to the bars 4as at 19 at points intermediate the ends ot the bars, and extendforwardly toward the trent of the section 9, and are pivotallyconnected. thereto as at 2O at points in advance of the pivots 14between the parts 12-13. Brace bars 22 are connected with the bars 4 andthe members 18 for holding the latter in an 'upright position. provided'for the members 18, shown more clearly in Figs. 7 and 10, and comprisesa body portion which is secured preferably to the ends 1 ot' the trame,and a laterally projecting flange 24 having an upwardly opening slot 25,which latter tapers from the open end toward the bottom of the slot,.and into which slot the respective members 18 fit. will be a wedging orpinbhing action upon the members 18 thereby firmly and securely holdingthem in place. ln order to more readily direct the members 18, into theslots a portion of one wall of the slots may be cut away \or beveled asshown at 26.

The intermediate seat or section ot the folding structure is pivotallyconnected with the sections 9 at 20,. The pivots' 20 14 are spaced somedistance :from each other, and a spring member 27 is disposed betw'eeneach pair ot pivots. @ne end ot each ofthe springs is connected with thepart 13, preterably to an extension 28 formed on a dange 29 (whichserves as a cover for the spring) the other end of the spring is securedto the section 10 in any suitable manner such as by A meansot a link 30,which link operates as a protection tothe spring and will yield when thesections are folded and unfolded to prevent deterioration of the end ofthe spring and thereby obviate the danger ot breaking the springs atthat point. These springs operate to assist the operator in opening andclosing the sections as they normally exert their tension in a directionto open the sections, but the tension is not strong enough to entirelyovercome the weight of the sections when the latter are closed as shownmore clearly in Fig. 5.

The seat proper 31 is under the sectionv 10 and may be of any suitableconstruction, but preferably comprises a frame 32, of angleironconstruction, with the angle opening outwardly for the reception of afiller 33 (see Fig. 6) such as Wood or the like to which theupholstering may be secured. The frame 32 is supported on the section 10by' suitable uprights 34 reinforced by suita le braces 35. The section10, when the parts are closed, will assumev the position shown in llig.5, that is, so that the section and 'the seat 31 will be disposed withinthe mailt trame 1. The sect-ions 9 and 10 may be tormed'in any suitablemanner, preterably; in the torm'ottrames brecedend reinforced atithenecessary points yand Iin any An additional support 23 may be- By theuse of the tapering slot there' adjacent the edge 37 of the connectingmember'3, between the uprights 2 and the member 3 terminating short ofthe upper ends of the uprights as shown, the corner or edge .therebyserving as a stop for the back sectio-n 11 and a. support therefor toprotect the latter against strain when a pressure is ap plied thereon.The section 11 is provided with upholstering 38 on one face beneath thesection when' the sections are open to form a cot or bed, as shown inFigs. 2 and 6, and form the back of the seat when the parts are closed.A ledge or flange 39 (see Fig. 6) projects laterally from the free edgeof the section 11, and upholstering 40 is provided thereon, forming theupper edge of the back when the parts are closed.

The tree edge of the section 11 may be supported, when unfolded, in-4any7 suitabley 95 structed of the same material as the ends 1 of themain trame so that vwhen folded they will form a portion of theframework. ln .order to automatically swing these legs about theirpivots into and ont of operative positions by the opening and closingmovements of the sections 9*-10-11, and to hold the legs againstswinging movement when the y structure is closed7 links .43 areprovided, cooperating with the legs 41 to hold the back section 11 inposition when the parts are closed, as shown in Fig. 5.

One end of the links 43 's pivotally connected with the respective legs41 as at 44 and the other ends are pivotally connected as at 45 to .armsor members 46 which are secured to the ends of the section 10 to projectbeyond the `pivots 36and lin a direction toward the rear of the mainframe when the parts are in closed positions (see Fig. 5). The pivot 36also forms a fastening means for the members 46 and is spaced from thepivot 45. ll"hus it will be seen that during the folding and closingmovements of the sections the arms or members 46 Will operate on thelinks. 43 to adjust themin such a manner as to move the legs 41 abouttheir pivots 4:2. l e

The bachy sect-ion 11' is provided y with when tolded back andl ,dininga sired.

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pearance to the structure.

These blocks have no function and may be omitted if defolded structure,which is formed between v .the edge of the seat 3l and the upper edge ofthe foot board or member 8 (see Figs. 2 and vided on these surfaces.

5), there is provided a flexible closure 48 `which yields during thefolding and unfolding operation. The sections when unfolded are adaptedto assume such positions with respect to each other that their uppersurfaces will be in substantially the same hori-,

zontal plane, and a yielding or elastic support for the mattress (notshown) pro- This support may be in the form of any elastic surface Wellknoivn in this art. In the present invention, however, the elasticsupport. is of sectional structure flexibly connected together, onesection for each of the sections 9-10-11, (and designated generally by,the references 49-50-51, in Fig. l) the sections being secured to therespective main sections 9-10- l1 in any suitable manner so as tofoldand unfold therewith and with respect to each other. The section 50of the elastic support also contains the springs of the seat 31, andthis section is of a stronger construction than the remaining sectionsfor the reason that itis located at the point most needed, that is, atthe point Where the greatest Weight of the body is to beborne when one`is lying thereon.

In order to strengthen the upholstering 38 at the edge adjacent thesection l0, and at `the same time permit it to yield under the Weight ofthe body when the sections are in open position, yielding reinforcingmeans is provided which Will now be described, reference being had moreparticularly to Figs. 11 to 14.

As before stated,` the section 1l is of framel'ike structure andarranged to extend across one edge'thereof, the edge adjacent thesection l0, and from opposite ends of the section, are yieldable bars ormembers 53 the inner ends of which do not meet but are connected to eachother by an elastic member 54, such as a coil, spring or the like, whichnormally exerts its tension upon the membersI 53 to hold them taut whenthe parts are folded` as shown in Fig. 5, and as they are embedded inthe upholstering` 38 adjacent the-edge. the latter Will also be heldtaut.. but will'yield when the sections are unfolded and Weight orstrain is applied thereto (see Fig. 13). Additional supports or braces55 are preferably provided connecting the ends of the front bar 53 withthe back bar. The

' vided members 60 similar to the members 53 and which are vconnected attheir spaced adjacent ends by the-elastic member or spring 6l similar tothe elastic member 5-ll The inner ends of thesenmembers 6 0 are slottedas at 62 to receive pins G3 carried by one end of link members membersare lpivotally connected preferably by a common pivot (i5 with oneend-of a G4, the free ends of which member'GG similar to the members 55,the

other end of which member 66 is connected with the back 'of the frameopposite the front member (SO. This constructionserves the same purposeals that illustrated in Fig. ll and prevents the front of the frame frombeing forced back when pressure is brought to bear on the surface. j

The mattress (not. shown) assumes a. flat posi '.on upon the upper faceof the sections 9-10*11 when the latter are unfolded and is fastenedthereto'againstaccidental displacement in a manner well known in thisart, so that when the sections 9-l011 are opened and closed the mattresswill be correspondinglylopened'or unfolded with the sections to anexposed or concealed position Without interfering with the free andeasyfolding and unfolding movements of the structure. l

Briefly stated, the operation is as follows: Assuming the parts to beopen, as;

shown in Figs. l and 2, and with the mattress removed, the upholsteringon the back' and seat sections will be on the under side of therespective sections. erator raises the outer edge of the section 1lwhich will cause the intern'iediate section/to turn on its pivot 20. Themovement of this To close, the op` A section will also move the part 13of the end section 9 about the pivot 20 instead of 36, inasmuch as theflange 29, of the part 13, overlaps the edge of the sect-ion 10. ThismovementI of the part 13 about the pivot 20 will draw or pull upon thepart 12 of section 9 causing the part 12 to move about the pivotl'? andthe lin'k 15 to move about the pivot 16, thereby causing the parts12--13 and 15 to move around to the respective positions shown in Fig.4. Atthe same time the relative movement of the parts landr 10 Willcreate a tension on the elastic members 27 which tension operates totake up the load and torassist the operator in clos-- ing the structure.At the same time the operator by holding the outermost or back sectionil will cause a relative movement of the sections 10H11 about the pivots3G which relative movement will canse the links 43 to swing the legs 4labout their pivots 4t2 into the position shown inFig. Lt until the legsare arrested in their pivotal movement. A still further movement of theintermediate sect-ion l() about the pivot 2O will cause the parts toassume the positions shown in Fig. 5, and a Jfurther tension will beexerted npon the elast-ie. members Q7 which tension tends normally toopen the sections, bnt it is not ot snllieient tension to overcome the'weight of the parte when folded, but operatesto assist the operatorwhen opening' the struoture by relieving him of a greater portion ot'theweight of the parts. lVheu elos-ed the Flexible member 4S (see Fig'. 5)will be held tant and the seat and back npholstering 31m 3S will beexposed and assume proper positions with relation to each other.

ln order to hold or support the intermediate section 10 when the partsare Closed, suitable bracket-s or Clips G7 may be pivoted upon which thesection l0 rests, and are themselves mounted upon any suitable fixedsupport, such as the ends l ot the stationary or main trame.

(.)bviouslynumerous changes may be made in the details of constructionand arrangement of the various parts without departing from the spiritor scope ot this invention. lt is also obvious that the structure may bereintoreed and braeed in any suitable manner and at any point thereinwhere neeessary or advisable.

I claim:

l. In an article of the class described hav ing a frame. and a pluralityoit sections, and means for supporting said sections, one of meansmounted within said 'back section to permit vertical movement thereofand to resist horizontal movement when the section is used as a bed,said means comprising a haelt bar. a divided front bar. the members otwhich are spring connected and rearwardly extending members rigidlyeonneeted to the back bar.

As a new article of manufacture, a fnrniture frame section comprisingadivided trout bar, springs uniting the ends of. said divisions, sidebars, a rear bar, rearwardly extending liars connecting the inner endsot' said divided bars with the section baoli ot said front member.

4. ln a sofa bed. the combination with a trame. a main section, a seatsection, a back section, said sections being pivotalty secured togetherto open into a horiron'tal alinement, and means for easing the loweringr ot said main section when the bed is beine' closed, said meanscomprising' a springmember. one end of which is secured to said seatseetion and the other end to the main section.

Tn witness whereof, have hereunto subscribed my name in the presence ottwo witnesses.

CHARLES J. .KNDEL Viitnesses i F. H. Dimm',

MABEL REYNOLDS.

